Rape trial for police and military officer in Fiji to start on Monday

The trial of eight Fijian policemen and a military officer for rape will begin in Lautoka next Monday.

The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions has confirmed all the men had bail extended last Friday when Justice Aruna Aluthge delivered a verdict on admissibility of evidence and the make-up of the jury.

Two of the police officers, Manasa Talala and Viliame Vereivalu, are also charged with defeating the course of justice for allegedly instructing other officers to make false statements.